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Assessing the use of agro-chemicals in controlling acaricide-resistant ticks in Mbarara District, Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09)
Ticks have been reported as a major challenge in the livestock sector in Uganda. They cause financial losses directly through reduced production or indirectly through costs incurred on their control. Several control measures ...
Antibacterial and antifungal activities of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of conyza sumatrensis from Namayingo District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-07)
Current strategies to overcome the global problem of antimicrobial resistance include research in finding new and innovative from plants. This study was carried out to determine the antibacterial activity of the aqueous ...
Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Nematodes and Coccidia in broiler chicken at Royal farm in Bombo, Luweero district
(Makerere University, 2019-09)
A case study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of gastrointestinal nematodes and coccidia in broiler chicken at Royal Farms in Bombo, Luweero. A total of 100 faecal samples were collected from the cloaca of ...
Prevalence of hepatitis b and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Buhinga Hospital
(Makerere University, 2019-07)
Background: Viral hepatitis is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. HBV infected mothers during pregnancy are at a high risk of transmission to the new born. In Sub-Saharan ...
Levels of lead metal in selected lipstick brands sold in Kampala cosmetic shops
(Makerere University, 2019-11)
The present study aimed at investigating the presence and determining the concentration of lead in various brands of lipstick sold in the central division of Kampala city.The study used a quantitative study design, where ...
Assessing the use of agro-chemicals in controlling a car I idea resistant ticks in Mbarara district, western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09)
Ticks have been reported as a major challenge in the livestock sector in Uganda. They cause financial losses directly through reduced production or indirectly through costs incurred on their control. Several control measures ...
Pathogenic bacterial contaminants of handrails and their antibacterial susceptibility patterns in selected areas within Makerere University, Kampala Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-08)
The major source and spread of community acquired infections are fomites. Microbiological investigation into public hand touch surfaces has gained a lot of attention from researchers because contaminated surfaces may act ...
Estimating malaria parasite density using actual and assumed white blood cells in Ugandan patients in Tororo district
(Makerere University, 2019-10)
White blood cell count plays a major role in the estimation of malaria parasitemia densities therefore it has been recommended by WHO to estimate using the assumed count of 8000cells/ μL due to lack of facilities in the ...
Wound healing activity of root extract of Canna Indica (l.) in albino rats
(Makerere University, 2019-11)
The aim of this experiment was to investigate the wound healing activity of the roots of C. indica. This was done against the Neomycin sulfate a wound-healing drug on the market as the positive control and the non-treated ...
Determination of susceptibility patterns of selected bacterial strains isolated from surfaces in Mulago main operation theater to some routinely used antimicrials
(Makerere University, 2019-12)
Microbial contamination of the operating theatre (OT) is a major cause of post operation wound infections, delay to in healing and even death of patients. The study assessed the presence of microbial contamination specifically ...